CVE-2015-8351
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress, when allow_url_include is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the abspath parameter to…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 37.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress, when allow_url_include is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the abspath parameter to frontend/captcha/ajaxresponse.php. NOTE: this can also be leveraged to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences regardless of whether allow_url_include is enabled.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 37.03% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 3 December 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- gwolle guestbook project/gwolle guestbook
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 21.5% on 21 September 2026 to 37.0% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134599/WordPress-Gwolle-Guestbook-1.5.3-Remote-File-Inclusion.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537020/100/0/threaded
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/changelog/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38861/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23275Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134599/WordPress-Gwolle-Guestbook-1.5.3-Remote-File-Inclusion.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537020/100/0/threaded
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/changelog/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38861/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23275Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.